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Sunday, September 26th, 2021 6:40 PM

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Can anyone tell me if this is a valid email address from Xfinity:

xfinity@emails.xfinity.com

Yes, it is underlined.

Thank you

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4 years ago

Yes, emails from Comcast/Xfinity are usually from the address you posted (the underline was added by the email program), but that doesn't prove anything, because it's very easy for scammers to fake the "From:" email address. So if you check your email with Comcast's Xfinity Connect webmail (https://connect.xfinity.com/), as stated, look for the XFINITY Verified Email logo next to any message that claims to be from Comcast/Xfinity. Note that anyone can insert an XFINITY Verified image in the body of an email, so it's important to note not only the presence of that image, but that it is in the correct locations:

  • preceding the email subject line in the list of emails
  • above the subject line when the email is opened.

See https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/comcast-verified-email for examples of valid logo placement. A logo in the body of the email does not count.

If the logo is missing when you view the message in webmail, the message is not from Comcast. Unfortunately, AFAIK the logo is not present when you view one of their messages in an email app or program. It's only visible when you use their web email site.

Samples of recent scammer phishing messages can be found at https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/alerts/ under "Top Phishing Scams".

To report a scam email to Comcast, follow the "Report Spam and Phishing Emails" link on https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/report-abuse/ and scroll down to the "Report Phishing Emails" section.

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4 years ago

Most likely not.  Official emails from Comcast/Xfinity will have this when you open it up:

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Thank you.  I should have mentioned that I am using Apple Mail and not Xfinity Web Mail.  I do see the verified email logo in web mail.  This must be very new because I have emails from 9/24 without the verification.

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4 years ago

Is this a valid email address from xfinity:

[Edited: "Personal Information"]

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4 years ago

@fredled57 : Yes, "online.communications@alerts.comcast.net" is a valid "From:" address for Comcast/Xfinity emails. But as stated above, "From:" addresses cannot be trusted because it's easy for scammers to fake them. Instead check such emails with Comcast's Xfinity Connect webmail (https://connect.xfinity.com/) and look for the XFINITY Verified Email logo. See the discussion above.

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